diff --git a/tests/admin_views/tests.py b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
index ac773f8177..04c8135fee 100644
--- a/tests/admin_views/tests.py
+++ b/tests/admin_views/tests.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class AdminViewBasicTestCase(TestCase):
         self.assertLess(
             response.content.index(force_bytes(text1)),
             response.content.index(force_bytes(text2)),
-            (failing_msg or '') + '\nResponse:\n' + response.content
+            (failing_msg or '') + '\nResponse:\n' + response.content.decode(response.charset)
         )